Munki

by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Overview

As befits an album bookended by tracks titled "I Love Rock'n'Roll" and "I Hate Rock'n'Roll," the Jesus and Mary Chain's Sub Pop label debut, Munki, is schizophrenic and impassioned, a record that both summarizes the band's career to date and cleans the slate for their future. Virtually each of the 17 tracks here echoes a prior moment in the Chain's existence, moving at breakneck pace from the volcanic noise of their earliest material to the bleak grace of Darklands, through to the sleek, supercharged pop of Automatic -- even Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval makes a cameo, as she did on Stoned & Dethroned. In a sense, it's an ideal primer to the Reid brothers' mercurial world, flirting with both brilliance and mediocrity; even after well over a decade, the Jesus and Mary Chain continue to thrill, irritate, and confound -- they're a true love/hate obsession. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2023
Label:	Cooking Vinyl
UPC:	5060978390096
Rank:	32815

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Jesus and Mary Chain   Primary Artist
Hope Sandoval   Guest Artist,Vocals
Sister Vanilla   Vocals
Terry Edwards   Horn,Trumpet,Horn
Ben Lurie   Guitar
Jim Reid   Vocals
William Reid   Guitar,Vocals
Nick Sanderson   Drums
Linda Reid   Vocals
Geoff Donkin   Drums
Phil King   Bass
Sister Vamilla   Vocals
Sean Le Bon   Vocals

Technical Credits

Ben Lurie   Composer,Musician,Video Director
Dick Meaney   Mixing,Composer,Engineer
Jim Reid   Composer,Musician,Producer,Video Director
The Jesus and Mary Chain   Producer
Nick Addison   Mixing
William Reid   Composer,Musician,Producer,Video Director
Alan Moulder   Mixing
Ben Unwin   Video Director